BY: Melissa Munn-Chernoff, PhD and Jessica Baker, PhD DATE: 27 June 2017 This is the fourth and final blog post in our series about the importance of genetic research in […]
BY: Zeynep Yilmaz, PhD DATE: November 14, 2016 In continuation with Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we will now present you with an overview of what we […]
BY: Jessica Baker, PhD DATE: October 31, 2016 Hopefully you read Part 1 of this blog series, Overview of Genetics and Genetic Research Methods, which provided a basic introduction to […]
By JESSICA BAKER Published: September 5, 2013 I started as a postdoctoral fellow at the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders in 2010 and officially complete the fellowship this month. […]
By CHRIS HILLIARD Published: August 28, 2013 It’s no secret that mental illnesses like schizophrenia, major depression, and anorexia nervosa (AN) have far-reaching effects in our society. Less well-known, however, […]
A pervasive myth about eating disorders is that they are somehow caused by the fashion and entertainment industry promoting images of the “perfect” skinny body. Anorexia and bulimia nervosa have […]
